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In the last 50 years it has come be the [[Culture in Burgundie|cultural]] and [[Economy of Burgundie|economic]] center of [[Burgundie]], in essence, creating a foil to the [[Burgoignesc Metropole]]. It is home to over 64 million people and is an economic powerhouse with higher than average GDPPC and standards of living than any other constituent country of [[Burgundie]]. Equatorial Ostiecia is predominantly {{wpl|Calvinism|Mercantile Reform Protestant}}. The country upholds religious freedoms and there is a diversity of religions and other Christian Rites making up 34% of the population. The country is demographically diverse, with 64% of its population being "of [[Occidental]] descent" (of which 58% identify as [[Bergendii]]), 13% identify as "of Polynesian descent", 8% identify as "of indigenous [[Crona]]n descent", 7% identify as "of [[Audonia|Oduniyyad]] descent", 5% identify as "of [[Alshar]]i descent", and 3% identify as "of other origin" (it is suspected that they are mostly [[Coscivian civilisation|Coscivians]]). The majority of the people live in urbanized coastal areas, have exceedingly high rates of academic attainment, and work in the services sector.

The wars of [[Operation Kipling]] formed the modern Equatorial Ostiecia. It was used as a forward operating base for the various general staffs and as a forward manufacturing and logistical hub. The logistical infrastructure that criss-crosses the country were laid down or expanded during the course of the wars in [[Alshar]] and [[Audonia]]. It is also why most of the infrastructure favors the western sides of the islands. The raw materials coming from the [[Burgoignesc Metropole]] were smaller and easier to disembark in the older ports and rail hubs in the eastern shores of Equatorial Ostiecia. As the products were assembled they became larger and more complex and by the time they were completed and ready to send to the war zones they required larger and more complex logistical chains. This has led to more rail and shipyards in the western portions of the country and more airfields as well.

====1980s through today====

This infrastructure standardization led to a construction and network system development boom that led the economy for approximately 15 years from [[1998]]-[[2013]]. While construction and infrastructure maintenance is still a strong aspect of the economy, it is a mere shadow of itself in the early 2000s. Bringing all of the micro systems online or into a centralized corporate database meant that an entire sector needed to be stood up overnight. This also means that government-owned internet infrastructure was pervasive across all of Equatorial Ostiecia with fiber optic internet being standard and 4 and 5G towers covering 97% of the countries population.  

Companies in Equatorial Ostiecia used this revenue to expand their markets to nations on all continents and to diversify their internal economy as well.

Faramount is a constituent country of [[Burgundie]] with its own assembly, prime minister, budget, and laws. [[Burgundie]]'s national governmental influence is limited to subsidies, education, and security, however, its financial and cultural institutes cast a long shadow across Faramount.

Faramounteuers are Burgoigniacs/Burgoignix with complete civil and economic rights, and citizenship (political rights) under the same federal service criteria as all residents of [[Burgundie]]. [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] is the official language.

Equatorial Ostiecia is divided into five provinces. They are:

[[File:EO Administrative Map.png|200px|thumb|right|Map of the administrative divisions of Equatorial Ostiecia (wip)]]

====Flordeterra====

The "mainland" province of Equatorial Ostiecia and its immediate surrounding islands is [[Flordeterra]], its capital is Vilalbanes. It is the capital province of the country, with the federal government capitaled at Fort Monteneri.

*Nanmiers

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====Ile Plaiteaux====

*Besanlon

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===Military installations===

Equatorial Ostiecia is home to many military bases, [[Equatorial Ostiecia #Fort LaRemie|Fort LaRemie]], operated by and headquarters to the [[Army of Burgundie#Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]], is the largest and most prominent.  

The base was originally built during the [[Bourgondii-Loa Wars]] as a minor retrofitting station in [[1837]]. At the conclusion of that conflict the station was all but abandoned but, its ownership remained in the hands of the [[Navy of Burgundie]]. In the [[First Great War]] it was reactivated, but its facilities were too archaic for it to be useful, so it served primarily as a barracks and training ground for local militias. After the conclusion of the [[First Great War]] it was loaned to the [[Revenue Guard]] as a Lifesaving Station. It served in that role until the [[Second Great War]] when a massive construction effort was made to allow for deeper draft ships to dock. New piers were constructed and modern radio relays were installed. These improvements were the last major reconstruction of the base until it was retrofitted for the [[Arcerion]]'s in [[2024]]-[[2029]]. Many of the smaller berths were back-filled to allow for easier replenishment of larger ships and for the dredging of fewer, deeper channels. New radars, and datalinks were installed as well as demolishing all of the facilities on the base and building them to a modern standard. The work was conducted by [[O'Shea Infrastructure and Design]] and many of the materials used were purchased from [[Estia-Odoneru Gypsum, Salt, and Aggregate]].

The tenants of [[Mercantile Reform Protestantism]] predicate almost all aspects of culture in Equatorial Ostiecia. Work ethic, attire, observation of life's milestones, and  entertainment are all conducted in a manner consistent with the modern practice of[[Mercantile Reform Protestantism]]. While not as stuffy and puritanical as it was in the past, society in Equatorial Ostiecia is the most formal, modest, and bound in societal norms of all of the constituent countries of [[Burgundie]].

===Attire===

Because of the [[Equatorial_Ostiecia#Climate|climate]], the standard fabrics for clothing in Equatorial Ostiecia are linen and muslin. These fabrics are either left in their natural colors or bleached white. Because of the predominantly [[Mercantile Reform Protestant]] attire is [[Occidental]], but notably formal and modest. In a professional environment men's shirts are typically button downs either with a turnover collar with some form of neckwear, or a Nehru collar without. High-waisted, pleated trousers are also common, without a cuff. Sleeves cut at the wrist and are worn slightly billowy for ventilation. In divergence from common [[Occidental]] styling, on top of these clothes is typically worn a {{wpl|Thawb#Middle_East_and_North_Africa|kandora}}, an ankle-length robe, usually with long sleeves. This is a tradition brought from [[Bergendii]] fleeing the collapse of the [[Burgoignesc Colonial Empire]] in [[Audonia]] and [[Alshar]] in the early 19th century and its name is both the name of the garment in [[Chaukhira]]n Arabic and after the colony of Kandara. In non-professional settings men typically wear camp shirts and linen trousers. Shorts are frowned upon for grown men.

Women typically wear linen dresses, but modest blouses and slacks are acceptable. Over this, women typically wear a richly embroidered {{wpl|thawb}}, with different colors and patterns signifying various aspects of the wearer's social position and it's unique from town or city to another.

===Religion===

Equatorial Ostiecia is predominantly [[Mercantile Reform Protestant]]. The country upholds religious freedoms and there is a diversity of religions and other Christian Rites making up 34% of the population.

*{{wp|Messianic Judaism}}

==Economy==

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===Agriculture===

===Tourism===

===Logging/Mineral extraction===

{{wp|Lignum vitae}} and {{wp|Mahogany}} tree plantations for daaaaaaaaaays!

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